Fastener strip or fly for garments



L. ROSENIVIAN.

FASTENER STRIP 0R FLY FOR GARIVIENTS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30, I9I7.

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FASTENER STRIP 0R FLY FOR GARMENTS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 5, i921.

Application filed June 30, 1917. Serial No. 178,018.

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that l, Liso RosENMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in ,Fastener Strips orFlies for Garments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and kexact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,`

and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates, generally, to improvements in a novel means andmethod of securing garment-fasteners, such as snap-` catches comprisingtwo members', one with a post and the other with a post-receivingsocket, to garments or to the flies of garments; and, the presentinvention has reference, more particularly, to a foldably disposed stripof material, forming either a part of a garment or a separate stripadapted to be secured to the garment, said strip being provided with aspecial arrangement of stitching providing at intervals suitable pocketsin which are loosely disposed the members of the snap-catches, and thenproviding the strip with another line of stitching for closing saidpockets to thereto secure said catch-members within and againstdisplacement from said pockets.

The present invention, therefore, has for its principal object toprovide a simple and novel means and method of attachment of therespect-ive members of garment-fasteners, such as snap-catches, to agarment, orto a strip or strips of material adapted to be seing thestrip with such snap-catches, the

members of which are secured in place by suitable stitching, whichstitching, however, does not pass directly through any parts of thefastener-members, but is located adjacent thereto, hugging thefastener-member in a manner to prevent lateral, rearward or forwardmotion of the fastener, aswell as any tilting of the fastener whenarranged in the said pockets.

Other objects of the present invention not at this time moreparticularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the followingdetailed description of the present invention. With the garious objectsof the present invention iir-iew, the said invention' of providconsists,primarily, in the novel fly andl means of producing the same withpockets 'accidental' displacement of the fastenermembersy from saidpockets or receiving portions, and without stitching or sewingdirectlythrough the fastener-members; and,

lthe invention consists, furthermore, in the novelarrangements andcombinations of the several devices and parts, as well as in the detailsofthe construction ofthe same, all of which will be more fully describedin the following specification, and then-finally embodied in the clausesof the claims which-are appended to and which form an essential part ofthe said specification.

lhe invention is clearly illustrated in; the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure l is av face or plan view, showing fragmentary portions oftwo flies7 or strips, one for the usual post-members and the'other forthe usual socketed post-receiving inembers of snap-catches, providedwith stitching forming pockets or receiving-portions for the respectivefastener-members, showing one embodiment of the principles of thepresent invention; Fig. 2 is a 'transverse sectional representation ofthe saine, said sec-y tion being taken on line 2-2in said Fig. 1,

, looking in the direction of the arrow er; and

versed.` i

Fig. l is a face -view of the strip provided with the pocketsorreceiving portions for the reception of the sooketed post-receivingmembers of the snap-catches, showing the reversed side or face of thestrip from 'the same strip as represented-in said Fig. 1; and Fig. 5is-a view of a portion of the said strip, showing its initial step offolding the strip and sewing or providing the same with stitching toprovide pockets for the reception of the socketed post-receiving membersof the snap-catches.

Fig. 6 is a face view of a portion of a pocketed strip for'the receptionof the postmembers of the snap-catches, illustrating a slightlydifferent arrangement of stitchin for providing the strip withcpockets;an Fig. 7 is a transverse section of the same,

'respective flies in said Fig. 3 being rel said section being taken online-7 7 in said l Fig. 6, looking in the direction of the arrow y.

Fig. 8 is a face view of a portion of a pocketed strip for the receptionof the postmembers of snap-catches, said view illustrating still anotherarrangement of stitching for providing the strip with pockets; and Fig.9 is a transverse section of the same, said section being take-n on line9-9 in said Fig. 8, looking in the direction of the arrow e.

Figs. 10, 11 and 12 are face views of fragmentary portions of strips,each strip being provided with a different arrangement of stitching forproviding the strips with pockets; Fig. 13 is a rear face view of thestrip represented in said Fig. 12; and Fig. 14 is a transverse section,said section being taken on line 14-14 in said Fig. 12, looking in thedirection of the arrow u. Fig. 15 is a face view of yanothermodification.

Similar characters of reference are employed in the said above describedviews, to indicate correspondings parts.

Referring now to the several figures of the drawings, thereference-characters 1 and 2 indicate respectively, the covering-stripand base-strip of a garment, both of said strips bein of any suitablematerial, each strip formlng an integral part of the garment, or beingmade separate therefrom and sewed fast to the garment in any usualmanner.`

For the purposes of the present invention, the covering-strip v1 willhereinafter be termed the socketed member receiving pocket-strip, andthe base-strip 2 will hereinafter be termed the post-member receivingpocket-strip.

Referring now -moreparticularly to Fig. 5 of the drawings, in producingeither of the said pocket-strips 1 and 2, I first take a piece offabric, as 3, of any suitable width and length, andA provide the samewith a series of suitably-spaced holes or perforations 4. This strip isnext folded upon itself, as at 5, so that the strip-portion 6 will restupon the fafbric 3, as shown in said Fig. 5, the main fabric havingitsnon-folded portion 7 ex- `tending beyond the longitudinally extendingmarginal edges 8 of the strip-portion 6, su stantially as shown.

. Then by means of a suitable sewing machine, or otherwise, thestrip-portion 6 is secured along the finished edge or. fold 5 to themain portion of the fabric 3 by means of a straight line or row ofstitching, as 9. At suitable intervals, corresponding to the locationsof the previously-mentioned holes or perforations 4, the said straightline or row of'stitching 9 is interrupted, angular stitching, as at 10,bein made in a direction toward the edge 8 o the strip-portion 6, and

then back again toward the main line of stitching, as at 11, thestitching continuing in a straight line, as at 12, in line with the mainstitching, thence once more angularly, as at 13, toward the edge 8 ofthe strip-portion 6, and back again, as at 14, toward une main line ofstitching 9, parallel to the fold 5, in which direction the said mainline of stitching continues, until the position corresponding to thelocation of the next-placed hole or perforation 4 is reached, where thesame arrangement of angular and shortstitching is made, and so onaccording to the number of snap-catch members with which the strips 1and 2 are to be provided. The strip-portion 6 thus being secured to themain fabric 3, a series of receiving pockets 15 are provided by thestitchings 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, between said portion 6 and the fabric.nto each pocket, thus produced, can be slipped a socketed post-receivingmember, as 16 of a snap-catch, the said member 16 being properlyretained in place by the stitching which surrounds the same, with thesocket-portion 17 of each member 16 being in direct registration with ahole or perforation 4. After the several pockets 15 have been suppliedwith -the fastener members 16, the non-folded portion 7 of the mainfabric 3 is folded over upon the stripportion 6 and is secured in placeby a second line or row of stitching, as 18, in close proximity to theline of stitching 9, substantially as indicated in Fig. 4 of thedrawings.

' Referring to the base-strip 2, the same is also made from a pieceoffabric which is provided with holes or perforations, as 4, is folded inmanner represented in said Fig. 5 of the drawings, and stitched andsecured by the sewing herein-above described, so as to provide the saidbase-strip 2 with a series of pockets 19, each pocket 19 having disposedtherein, in the manner above described, a fastener-member 20 carryingthe` usual snap-post 21, and each post extending into and projectingfrom a hole or perforation 4. Thus, as will be clearly evident from aninspection of Figs. 2 and 3, the respective members of snap-catches orfasteners are readily and positively secured with relation to therespective strips 1 and 2, so thatfthe said strips can be readilysecured inl their connected relation, and can be easily separated, whennecessary.

If desired, the strips land 2 folded and stitched in the mannerrepresented in Figs. @and v7z of the drawings, each strip comprising amainpiece 0f."f9b

ric, as'22, provided with suitably disposed holes or perforations 23, asshown more par-l ticularly in Fig. 7 of thedrawings, which serve thesame purposes as the hereinbefore mentioned holes or perforations 4.Each piece of fabric 22 is doubled over, as at 24 and 25,-so as toprovide a narrow strip-por'- may be tion 26 and a wide strip-portion 27,which are arranged in such a manner, so as to have the lapped-overrelation represented more particularly in Fig. 7 of the drawings. The

in 'by a line of stitching or sewing, as 29,`

passed through the main fabric 22, the lower part of the strip-portion27, -and the inter- Inediately disposed narrow stripportion 26, in themanner illustratedin said Fig. 7 of the drawings. l

InA the construction and arrangement of parts represented in Figs. 8 and9 of the drawings, is shown a base-strip, as 30, an upper strip-member31, and an outer facestrip 32, the latter having its longitudinallyextending marginal edge-portions ylapped under and extending inwardlytoward each other, as at 33 and 34, the part 33 resting upon thebase-strip 30, and the part 34 resting upon the strip-member 31. Thelower part of the face-strip 32 and its part 33 are then sewed fast tothe base-strip 30 by means of the stitching 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 and/10.and the part 34 is similarly sewed fast to the strip-member 31 by meansof .the stitching 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, and 46, so as to provide'receiving pockets, as 47, vfor the receptionof the respectivemembers ofthe snap-catches, as will be evident from an inspection of said Fig. 9.The base-strip 30 and the facestrip 32, with the intermediately disposedpart 34 and the strip-member 3l are then securely united by means of astraight line or row of stitching 48 in close proximity to the stitching41, 42, 43, 44, 45'. and 46.

Fig. 10 represents an arrangement of strip-members or elements similarto the ar rangement of strip-members described in connection with theconstruction illustrated and described in connection with Figs. 6 and 7,the various parts being united and the fastener-member pockets beingformed by an arrangementof stitching, as 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 and56, and 57, 58, 59, 60, e1, 62, 63 and 64, and the 'straight line ofstitching 65.

In Fig. 11 I have illustrated an arrangement of theseveral members, inwhich I have'dispensed with the form of stitching 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62and 64, but in which I make use -of the stitching 51, 52, 53,- 54, 55,and 56, as wellas the single straight line of stitching 65.

In the construction illustrated in Figs. 12` 13 and 14, thereference-character'66 indicates .a perforated face-strip Vor member,

having its longitudinally extending marglnal` portlons folded under, asat 68, and

` suitably disposed upon the `back of said strip 66, at-intervalscorresponding to the locations of the holes or perforations 73, arenarrow back-strips 67, placed transversely, as shown in Fig. 13, thesaid back-strips 67 also, preferably having their ends folded under, asat 69, said folded-under ends being disposed beneath the folded-underedge-portions 68 of the face-strip 66. The various strips 66 and 67 aresewed together, so as to secure the same in their assembled relation andto provide the fastener-member receiv ing pockets 74, lby means of thelines of longitudinally running stitching 70 and 71, and thetransversely running stitching 72, as

illustrated in said Figs. 12 and 13 of the drawings.

' In Fig.A 15, I have shown another modification, comprising a foldedover strip or member --76, suitably perforated, as above, thefolded-over portions being secured together by means of the stitching77, 78, 79 and 80, said stitch-portions 78, 7 9 and 80 also vprovidingsuitable pockets, as 81, for the reception of the fastener-members ofsnap-catches. To prevent displacement of the fastener-members from theirrespective pockets 81, a row or line` of stitching, as 82, is alsoprovided.

From the foregoing description of the present invention it will be seenthat I have provided by the several `fastener-containing and retainingstrips or bands, a simple, neat and well-appearing iy for garments, theseparable fastener-members of 'the snapcatches being entirely coveredand secured in the variously-produced in which the metallicfastener-members are receiving pockets,

prevented from rusting. Furthermore, the V general construction issimplified because of the fact that the fasteners can be easily andquickly inserted in place in the pocket-like receiving spaces formedbetween the cover strip and the base-fabric, without the necessity ofsewing each fastener independently in position, or by the employment ofother means for Vsecuring the fasteners in place,

each fastener being retained in its operative i position, againstwabbling or tilting motion,

vand against displacement from between the said cover-stri andbase-fabric.

Of course, am aware, that some changes may be made 1n the generalarrangements and combinations of the stitchings with the specification,and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

1. A fastener-strip or fly for garments in the form of a. piece offabric comprising a face-member and a rear-member, said facemember beingprovided with suitably disdo not limit mysel to the devices and vpartsas described in the said posed holes or perforations, fastener-membersdisposed between said face and rear members, the locations of saidfastener-members corresponding to the holes or perforations in saidace-member,'and stitching for securing said members together, saidstitching comprising ay longitudinally extending line of stitching andtransversely extending stitching to provide closed pockets in which saidfastener-members are disposed and concealed against removal and loss.

2. A `fastener-strip or Hy for garments in the form o1c a piece offabric comprising a faoemeniber and a rear-member, said facemember beingprovided with suitably disposed holes'or pertorations, fastener-membersdisposed between said face and rear members, the. locations of saidfastener-members corresponding to the holes or perforations in saidiacemember, and stitching for securing said members together, saidstitching comprising a longitudinally extending line of stitching andtransversely extending stitching to provide closed pockets in which saidfastenenniembers are disposed and concealed against removal and loss,and an adf ditional straight and uninterrupted line of stitching,portions of said latter stitching providing closures for said pockets.

3. A fastener-strip or fly for garments 'in the form of a piece offabric comprising a faee-member and a rear-men1ber, said face memberbeing provided With suitably dis posed holes or perforations7fastener-members disposed between said face and rearmembers, thelocations of said fastener-members corresponding` to the holes orperforations in saidl face-member, a main line of stitching for securingsaid members together, tying stitches interrupting said main line ofstitching, said tying stitches extending angularly from said main lineof stitching and lying in close proximity to said festener-members andthereby providing closed means to prevent movement or" the saidfastener-members between said stitches against removal and loss, and anadditional straight and uninterrupted line of stitching providing ameans for the displacement of said fastener-members from between saidtying stitches.

ln testimony that l claim the invention set forth above i have hereuntoset my hand this 29th day of June, 1917..

LEO BOSENMAN.

Witnesses: i

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